Advent Four Sermon| Rev. Rolf Preus| December 23, 2007| Isaiah 40:1-8 “Comfort, yes, comfort My people!” says your God. “Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned; for she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.” The voice of…
Quinquagesima| 1 Corinthians 13|Pastor James Preus| February 14, 2021 “If I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.” How can St. Paul say such a thing about faith? Jesus himself is the one who said that if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you…
Advent 3| Matthew 11:2-10 | Rev. James Preus| 2020 “And blessed is the one who is not offended by me?” Why would someone be offended by Jesus? Indeed, Jesus is the most offensive man in human history. He was crucified, because he was so offensive. And his Gospel is rejected, maligned, and perverted by many around…
The Third Sunday in Advent| December 15, 2019| Rev. Rolf Preus| Matthew 11:4-6 “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And…
The Third Sunday in Advent| December 16, 2018| Rev. Rolf Preus| Matthew 11:2-6 And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and…
The Third Sunday in Advent| December 13, 2015| Rev. Rolf Preus| Matthew 11:2-10 And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and…
Third Sunday in Advent| December 15, 2013| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 11:2-10 And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and…
The Third Sunday in Advent| December 11, 2011| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 11:2-10 And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Go…
The Third Sunday in Advent| December 13, 2009| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 11:2-10 And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Go…
Advent Three Sermon| Rev. Rolf Preus| December 16, 2007| Matthew 11:2-10 Matthew 11:6 “And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” When a church goes bad, whose fault is it? Should we blame the preachers? Or should we blame the people? It is true that pastors often come into congregations with…